COARSE ELEMENT

 

Description: This function coarsens 2 CQUAD4 elements or 2 TRIA elements or a combination of a TRIA and a CQUAD4 into one element.

 

Usage:

 

1.  DSI prompts the user to select 2, 3, or 4 elements:

 

2.  Once desired elements have been selected:

•   DONE coarsens the selected elements and prompts for more.

•   ABORT or EXIT will exit this function.

                         

             

                          

The larger elements were created from groupings of four smaller elements.